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bait being tried tonight - cheese, cuscus meat, sweet potato.
Ron Goborne arrived at noon from Jinja, having
carried lumber for the mission in the Masindi area. They left
for Jinja about 2 P.M., he took the boat back to 1866.6.
After lunch, Ron & Lionel went to the top of the mountain.
Three shots. The view. Two shots were taken.
Thursday 6/1/15: Another 24 hours without rain. This is a clear day.
9 A.M., after that clear except for a broken
westerly, now enough to cut off the top of the mountain at
times.
Then half the morning working on cleaning or
hand (worked a shift on the dryer last night; things not
drying well). Then, with Ron Goborne, my two (many)
boys of a Roman Blander of Boys, went to the summit
of the mountain. Did the climb of 200-500 ft. in 60
minutes. Tons very steep. Places, one, a rock face,
being dangerous. I and a rope on this. We were
fortunate in having good views from the top, especially
of 1866.6 anchorage to the Jinja coast, and East
Point. Could just catch a glimpse of Jozzga Bay on
the west end of the island. Left my name in a bottle
which Ron & Lionel placed there yesterday (in a
1/6 formula bottle tied to a tree with mavel wine).
Mt. Ronald, 2750 ft., does not seem as high, when
one is on a top of it, as Mt. Rio or Tudor, 200 feet
lower. It is even more limited in area than Rio 8
its flora is poorer. Top covered with a climax, with
many scrub 10-15 ft. high, in which a Metrosidium (?)
plant and a Tamarindus were the principal elements.
My idea of bait changing brought no success from
Wolfe. But there were good results from two boys
sent out last night with a Coleman lamp. I hunt
for frogs. Lionel, out jacking, shot a cuscus. 18
small Hipposideros shot in camp by Ries.
We returned to Etobico after lunch.
I have decided to close this not very profitable camp
on Saturday. Two days ago, when a Jinja courier was
in camp with fresh food, I asked for 33 carriers to
come up the mountain Saturday morning.